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chillBrE /tʃɪl/NAmE /tʃɪl/ noun [sing.] a feeling of being cold 寒冷；寒意；凉意◆There's a chill in the air this morning. 今天早晨寒气袭人。◆A small fire was burning to take the chill off the room. 房间里生着小火炉驱寒。 [C] an illness caused by being cold and wet, causing fever and shivering (= shaking of the body) 着凉；受寒 [sing.] a feeling of fear 害怕的感觉◆a chill of fear/apprehension 一阵害怕/恐惧◆His words sent a chill down her spine. 他的话让她觉得毛骨悚然。 chillBrE /tʃɪl/NAmE /tʃɪl/ verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they chill BrE /tʃɪl/ NAmE /tʃɪl/present simple - he / she / it chills BrE /tʃɪlz/ NAmE /tʃɪlz/past simple chilled BrE /tʃɪld/ NAmE /tʃɪld/past participle chilled BrE /tʃɪld/ NAmE /tʃɪld/ -ing form chilling BrE /ˈtʃɪlɪŋ/ NAmE /ˈtʃɪlɪŋ/ [T, usually passive] ~ sbto make sb very cold 使很冷；使冰冷◆They were chilled by the icy wind. 凛冽的寒风吹得他们遍体冰凉。◆Let's go home, I'm chilled to the bone (= very cold). 咱们回家吧，我感到寒气刺骨。 [I, T] when food or a drink chills or when sb chills it, it is made very cold but it does not freeze （使）冷却；（被）冷藏◆Let the pudding chill for an hour until set. 把布丁冷却一小时直至凝固成形。◆~ sthThis wine is best served chilled. 这种葡萄酒冰镇后饮用最佳。◆chilled foods (= for example in a supermarket) 冷藏食物 [T] ~ sb/sth(literary) to frighten sb 使恐惧；恐吓；吓唬◆His words chilled her. 他的话使她不寒而栗。◆What he saw chilled his blood/chilled him to the bone.他看到的情景使他毛骨悚然。 [I] (informal) = chill out ◆We went home and chilled in front of the TV. 我们回家坐在电视机前放松了一下。◆Just chill, Mum, everything's going to be OK. 妈妈，放松些，一切都会没事的。 ●ˌchill ˈout(informal) to spend time relaxing; to relax and stop feeling angry or nervous about sth 放松；冷静；镇静◆They sometimes meet up to chill out and watch a movie. 他们有时聚在一起，看场电影放松一下。◆Sit down and chill out! 坐下来冷静一下！ chillBrE /tʃɪl/NAmE /tʃɪl/ adjective(formal) (especially of weather and the wind 尤指天气和风) cold, in an unpleasant way 寒冷的；冷飕飕的；阴冷的◆the chill grey dawn 寒冷阴沉的拂晓◆a chill wind 寒风 |